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  2. Prostate - Wikipedia

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    The prostate is a exocrine gland of the male reproductive system. In adults, it is about the size of a walnut, [2] and has an average weight of about 11 grams (0.39 oz), usually ranging between 7 and 16 grams (0.25–0.56 oz). [3] The prostate is located in the pelvis. It sits below the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra.

  3. Benign prostatic hyperplasia - Wikipedia

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    Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called prostate enlargement, is a noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland. [1] Symptoms may include frequent urination , trouble starting to urinate, weak stream, inability to urinate , or loss of bladder control . [ 1 ]

  4. Prostatic utricle - Wikipedia

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    It tends to be about one cm in length. [4] It can sometimes be enlarged. [5] [6] The utricle is deemed enlarged if it allows insertion of a cystoscope at least 2 cm deep. [7] This is often associated with hypospadias. [8] Dissection of prostate showing prostatic utricle opening into the prostatic urethra.

  5. The Male G Spot Is Real—and It's the Secret to an ... - AOL

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    The prostate is a walnut-sized gland below the bladder, above the penis, and in front of the rectum. Its primary function is to create prostate fluid, which is a component of semen.

  6. Transrectal ultrasonography - Wikipedia

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    Transrectal ultrasonography, or TRUS in short, is a method of creating an image of organs in the pelvis, most commonly used to perform an ultrasound-guided needle biopsy evaluation of the prostate gland in men with elevated prostate-specific antigen or prostatic nodules on digital rectal exam.

  7. Human penis - Wikipedia

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    Sebaceous prominences are raised bumps similar to Fordyce's spots on the shaft of the penis, located at the sebaceous glands and are normal. Phimosis is an inability to retract the foreskin fully. It is normal and harmless in infancy and pre-pubescence, occurring in about 8% of boys at age 10.

  8. Male accessory gland - Wikipedia

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    The male accessory glands are the ampullary gland, seminal vesicle, prostate, bulbourethral gland, and urethral gland. [5]The products of these glands serve to nourish and activate the spermatozoa, to clear the urethral tract prior to ejaculation, serve as the vehicle of transport of the spermatozoa in the female tract, and to plug the female tract after placement of spermatozoa to help ensure ...

  9. Gleason grading system - Wikipedia

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    Pattern 1 - The cancerous prostate closely resembles normal prostate tissue. The glands are small, well-formed, and closely packed. This corresponds to a well differentiated carcinoma. Pattern 2 - The tissue still has well-formed glands, but they are larger and have more tissue between them, implying that the stroma has increased. This also ...